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KEPPEL, Henry. - Togten naar Borneo, van Jacob Brooke, thans gevestigd te Sarawak; en van Britsche oorlogschepen, tot demping der zeerooverij;.. Vertaald en met ophelderingen en teregtwijzingen vermeerderd. Deel II.

Title: Togten naar Borneo, van Jacob Brooke, thans gevestigd te Sarawak; en van Britsche oorlogschepen, tot demping der zeerooverij;.. Vertaald en met ophelderingen en teregtwijzingen vermeerderd. Deel II.
Description: Amsterdam, G.J.A. Beijerinck, 1846. Contemporary half calf. With 4 folding maps and 5 tinted lithographed plates by C.W. Mieling X,395 pp. Volume II only. - Enlarged Dutch edition, published in the same year as the original English edition. Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido to protect trade and suppress piracy in the Malacca Straits. Containing Brooke's exploits in Sarawak from 1838-1842. As a reward he received the title of rajah of Sarawak from the sultan of Brunei. The military exploits of Brooke, Keppel and Edward Belcher are also included. Tiele 592; Cat. KITLV p. 27; Bastin-Brommer N 564; Landwehr, Col. Pl., 331; Hill 918.

Keywords: Borneo Dutch travel Indonesia indonesia exploration

Price: EUR 137.50 = appr. US$ 149.44 Seller: Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NVvA/ILAB)
- Book number: 4046